Mindful Mondays: Yoga Nidra with Wendy Arena

1177 Central St,Leominster MA 01453

11 January, 2021

Description

Yoga Nidra by Wendy Arena Welcome to Mindful Mondays! Welcome to Mindful Mondays! This class is free, but you can donate money to our amazing yoga teacher! Cash or Venmo - @Wendy-Arena . Please get a free admission ticket through Eventbrite. This helps us to be able to keep track of our attendees. We will have space for 8 people. Due to Covid-19 we must practice state regulations. Please bring your mask, water, yoga mat, pillow, and a blanket. Class Description: Yoga nidra translates from Sanskrit as yogic sleep. It is practiced from a seated or lying position on a yoga mat. The body remains still and at rest while the teacher guides students through a meditation practice. Students are ushered through progressively deeper layers of the self: physical body, mind, breath, thoughts, and emotions. People practicing yoga nidra might appear to be asleep, but they are actually awake and alert. This state of consciousness is similar to just before you fall asleep, hovering between wakefulness and sleep. While mind and body are at ease, thoughts, emotions, and sensations are free to rise to the surface of awareness. There is no need to change, fix, or resist anything that arises. All we need to do is notice. The only physical requirement for yoga nidra is that participants make themselves as comfortable as possible. A pillow and blanket are suggested, as these provide extra warmth and comfort. This introductory yoga nidra meditation will last for one hour. You will begin by taking some time to set an intention, or sankalpa, on which to base your practice. From there, you will be guided through a meditation beginning with a body scan then progressing through awareness of breath, thoughts, and emotions. Finally, you will be guided gently back to your awake/alert state of consciousness. Benefits of yoga nidra include reduced stress levels, improved sleep, and an overall sense of well-being.